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Moscow on Tuesday denied it was behind the poisoning of a former double agent in Britain as a midnight deadline loomed to explain how a suspected Russian-made nerve agent was used in the attack. "Russia is not guilty," said Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov of the attack on Sergei Skripal and his daughter in an English city on March 4. The United States, NATO and the European Union have all backed Britain in the deepening diplomatic crisis. Lavrov said Russia was "ready to cooperate", but complained Britain had rejected its requests for "access" to the nerve agent samples. British Prime Minister Theresa May told parliament it was "highly likely" Russia was behind the poisoning, giving Moscow until the end of Tuesday to respond. In a cabinet meeting on Tuesday, she called the attack "reckless, indiscriminate and despicable", adding she would inform MPs of her response on Wednesday. Ahead of the announcement, Britain's National Security Council will meet "to discuss the response from … [Read more...] about Russia says ‘not guilty’ of ex-spy poisoning as UK deadline looms

The victims developed symptoms including abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea and dizziness about two hours after consuming the mushrooms at dinner and all were rushed to the emergency room at Son La General Hospital.All the patients were admitted on the same day where they were treated with fluids and given prescriptions. Among them the youngest person is 7-years-old and the oldest person is 68.Doctor Luong Bao Chung of Son La General Hospital said people suspected of having mushroom poisoning should seek medical attention immediately and should bring along any available remnant for identification.He also warned the public that they should not pick wild mushrooms for consumption as it is difficult to distinguish edible mushroom species from inedible ones and some types can be deadly. … [Read more...] about Wild ‘deadly’ mushrooms poison 13 in Son La

Dr. Nguyen Trung Kien, head of the Hanoi-based Bach Mai’s Poison Center, said that the center admitted three people of a family who suffered life-threatening injuries after eating poisonous mushrooms, yesterday.The patients are 52 year old woman, 58 year old man and 30 year old man in Chi Lang Commune in the northern province of Lang Son.The local medical clinic transferred them to Bach Mai’s Poison Center as they were in critical condition. By Nguyen Quoc – translated by Uyen Phuong … [Read more...] about Family hospitalized after eating poisonous mushroom

A victim of mushroom poisoning receives treatment at the Quang Tri General Hospital. — Photo cand.com.vn QUANG TRI (VNS) — Five members of a family from Quang Tri Province's Huong Hoa mountainous district were admitted to the provincial general hospital in critical condition, after they consumed poisonous mushrooms on Monday. Two of the patients said their father had picked the mushrooms from a forest in the central province. They fell sick after eating the cooked mushrooms. All six family members began complaining of stomach ache, nausea, and diarrhoea. They were immediately hospitalised in the district's general hospital and then transferred to the provincial hospital for treatment. Tran Quoc Tuan, director of the hospital, said the patients, now in stable condition, were expected to be discharged in the coming days. Last Thursday, a couple in the southern Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province also fell ill after consuming poisonous mushrooms. — VNS … [Read more...] about Five persons fall ill after eating deadly mushrooms

Patients of mushroom poisoning are provided with intensive care at the Kon Tum General Hospital. — VNA/NVS Photo Cao Nguyen KON TUM (VNS) — Many young people and students in Tay Nguyen (Central Highlands), Kon Tum Province, gathered today to donate blood for five patients of mushroom poisoning.The five patients from Sa Binh Commune in Sa Thay District were admitted to the provincial general hospital in critical condition, after they consumed poisonous mushrooms on Thursday.According to two patients, their fathers picked mushrooms from a forest. After eating the cooked mushroom, they got sick and were hospitalised.Dr. Vo Khac Tuan, head of the intensive care unit and the anti-toxic department of the hospital, noted that 10-year-old Y Xuan Mai and 50-year-old Y Kin were in a state of coma when they were brought to the hospital; they have suffered liver and kidney failure and have a blood coagulation disorder.The patients underwent dialysis and plasma transfusion, … [Read more...] about Five in critical condition after eating toxic mushrooms

Staff at Yen Minh District's General Hospital attending to one of the victims of food poisoning that was caused by wild mushroom consumption. - VNA/VNS Photo HA NOI (VNS) -- The conditions of 20 people hospitalised after consuming toxic mushrooms have been stable and no casualties have been reported, a health official said.The head of the Health Department of Ha Giang Province, Luong Viet Thuan, noted that the residents of Ngoc Long Commune, Yen Minh District, were poisoned after they ate toxic mushrooms.At about 11:40am yesterday, after piling maize, 20 people in Ban Doan Village, Ngoc Long commune, Yen Minh District, gathered at Nguyen Van La family's house for lunch. The menu included wild mushrooms they had collected from forest.Two hours after lunch, all the 20 people began complaining of similar symptoms: stomachache, nausea, and diarrhoea. They were immediately rushed to Ngoc Long commune's medical centre.Following the instruction of the provincial Health Department, … [Read more...] about Victims of mushroom poisoning stable

Among the deaths, 12 were linked to poisonous mushrooms and the 12 other cases were due to other causes including blowfish, surf clam and cicada, said Deputy Director of the administration Nguyen Thanh Phong.The death toll was also 41% higher than the same period last year, Phong added.In addition, the number of food poisoning cases has increased 15.4% from 2013, he said.Phong remarked that 2,084 food poisoning cases have been reported as of June 10.The health sector has also launched efforts to bring the situation under control, he said.The latest case involving the consumption of poisonous mushrooms resulted in seven family members being taken to Dien Bien General Hospital after consuming green-spored parasol mushrooms (Chlorophyllum molybdites) in the northern mountainous Dien Bien Province's Tan Thanh Ward on June 13.The youngest patient was only 27 months old.The administration said the patients had been hospitalised, showing symptoms of vomiting and diarrhoea.After administering … [Read more...] about Food poisoning fatalities on the increase

The administration said the patients were admitted to the Dien Bien General Hospital following symptoms of vomiting and diarrhoea. After administering first aid at the local hospital, the patients were moved to Ha Noi-based Bach Mai Hospital's Anti-poison Centre for further treatment. The patients, now in stable condition, are expected to leave the hospital in the coming days. Deputy Director of the administration Nguyen Hung Long ordered the provincial Food Division to strengthen dissemination to local residents to avoid poisoning due to mushrooms. The mushroom, which is greenish with a cap 5 – 15 centimetres in width and stalk 10 – 30 centimetres in length, is highly poisonous. If consumed, it causes symptoms of vomiting and diarrhoea, leading to death. The mushroom often grows in areas surrounding the buffalo shed, on the grass or in the maize field. Deputy Director of the administration Nguyen Thanh Phong remarked that 2,084 food poisoning cases have been reported … [Read more...] about 7 hospitalised due to mushroom poisoning

HA NOI (VNS)— Four of five family members hospitalised earlier this month for mushroom poisoning died yesterday, according to Bach Mai Hospital's Anti-poison Centre.The family from the northern province of Thai Nguyen was poisoned by eating mushrooms collected from the forest. They were admitted to the Anti-poison Center in Ha Noi for treatment on March 9. Three cases of mushroom poisoning have been reported this month in the northern province of Thai Nguyen and Tuyen Quang. —VNS … [Read more...] about Four dead after eating poison mushrooms

The Bach Mai Hospital's Poison Control Centre in Ha Noi on Sunday received four additional patients from northern Tuyen Quang Province suffering acute poisoning from eating mushrooms, bringing the total to 14 people so far this year, including two fatalities.— Photo vnexpress HA NOI (VNS)— Doctors have warned the public to be careful when eating wild mushrooms following the deaths of two people in northern Thai Nguyen Province on the weekend.The Bach Mai Hospital's Poison Control Centre in Ha Noi on Sunday received four additional patients from northern Tuyen Quang Province suffering acute poisoning from eating mushrooms, bringing the total to 14 people so far this year, including two fatalities. The four patients, belonging to the same family, had eaten wild mushroom collected from a local forest, said the centre director Pham Due."They were rushed to hospital 58 hours after eating the mushrooms. All of them now remain in a critical condition, with … [Read more...] about Doctors raise alarm over poisonous mushrooms